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The beginning of the end: Jamie Moore loses contact with Goshen after the final flight in the Triumph

Jamie Moore is thrown into the air before being unseated from Goshen in last season's Triumph HurdleCredit: Mark Cranham

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Huge highs and crushing lows make Cheltenham the spectacle it is, but there’s little doubt one of the biggest low points of any recent festival came in last season’s Triumph Hurdle.

Goshen dominated the juvenile championship and was set to deliver one of the performances of the week when in splendid isolation at the last only to hit it and dump Jamie Moore to the turf after the flight, snatching a heartbreaking defeat from the jaws of a fantastic victory.

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Published on 11 December 2020inPreviews

Last updated 20:25, 11 December 2020

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